WEBVTT PARENTS WHO HAVE KIDS AT JCPS ASWELL AS TEACHERS AND CITYOFFICIALS.>> MY REACTION IN A SENSE WAS,IT IS ABOUT TIME.MARK JCPS PARENT NIKKI WHARTON: BELIEVES SUPERINTENDENT DONNAHARGENS COULD HAVE MADE MOREPROGRESS IN HER SIX YEARS.THURSDAY NIGHT, HARGENS AND THEJCPS BOARD AGREED TO PART WAYSSHE'LL RESIGN ON JULY 1. >> I BELIEVE THE NEXTSUPERINTENDE WILL NEED TOADDRESS THE REAL ISSUES IN THESCHOOL SYSTEM WITH OUR CHILDREN.MANY OF THEM ARE FALLING THROUGHTHE CROCS.MARK AS PRESIDENT OF THE: JEFFERSON COUNTY TEACHERSASSOCIATION BRENT MCKIM SPEAKS, FOR JCPS TEACHERS.>> I THINK THE IDEALSUPERINTENDENT BE A TRUEINSTRUCTIONAL LEADER THATUNDERSTANDS DEEPER, PERSONALIZEDLEARNING BECAUSE THAT IS THEFOUNDATION OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND SOMEONE WHO ISCOLLABORATIVE.MARK: FROM HARGENS AND THEA JOINT STATEMENT SCHOOL BOARDSAID HER APPROACH NO LONGER,QUOTE, ALIGNS WITH THE BOARD'S.IT READ, IN PART, WHILE THEDISTRICT HAS MOVED FORWARDDURING THE PAST SIX YEARS, THEBOARD BELIEVES THAT THE DISTRICTMUST ACCELERATE THE PACE OFACHIEVEMENT.LOUISVILLE MAYOR GREG FISCHERDEFENDED HARGENS' TENURE.>> IT IS A TOUGH JOB.IT IS THE SCHOOL BOARD'S CALL ONWH THEY FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TOGO, AND WHEN THEY NEED TO MAKETHE DECISION.SHE IS A WONDERFUL, CLASSY,INTELLIGENT LADY.MARK HE WANTS THE NEXT: SUPERINTENDENT TO CONTINUEHARGENS' WORK BRIDGING THEACHIEVEMENT GAP.>> SOMEONE THE TISSUE --TEACHER'S UNION LOVES, AND WANTSTO INNOVATE WITH, AND SOMEBODYTHE ADMINISTRATION LOV THEYWILL FOLLOW TO THIS WORLD-CLASSOBJECTIVES PUT FORTH ANDSOMEBODY FROM THE COMMUNITY WILLCOME AROUND AND SAY, YOU'RE THEGREATEST THING THAT HAS HAPPENEDTO US, HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?MARK: SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SAIDLAST NIGHT THEY WILL NOT TALKABOUT THE BREAKUP.OTHER THAN THE JOINT STATEMENTWE QUOTED EARLIER.HE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT CHRISBRADY UNDERSCORE THAT TODAY.